Next season will be the first in Steve Fisher’s tenure at San Diego State that he won’t have a transfer sitting out.

Or will it?

Ryan Anderson, a 6-foot-9 junior forward who averaged 14.3 points and 7.3 rebounds in the ACC last season, is transferring from Boston College and has listed SDSU among a half-dozen schools he is considering. Anderson would sit out next season and play his senior year in 2015-16.

Fisher and his staff are precluded by NCAA rules from discussing potential recruits, but it is easy to understand the interest on both sides. Anderson is from Lakewood and is said to covet a school closer to home that regularly reaches the NCAA Tournament. And the Aztecs recruited him hard out of Long Beach Poly High, where he was the California player of the year in 2010-11.

Anderson visited SDSU in September 2010 before committing to Boston College a few weeks later. Fisher has a long history of taking transfers – Xavier Thames and JJ O’Brien being two recent examples – whom he recruited heavily out of high school and just missed getting.

Also on Anderson’s list of potential transfer destinations: Arizona, Washington, New Mexico, Indiana and Iowa State.

Anderson is scheduled to undergo surgery on his right shoulder next week that will sideline him four to six months, but that would still allow him to practice with his new team next season while he sits out due to NCAA transfer regulations.

The departure of James Johnson this summer as a graduate transfer technically opens a scholarship next season, but it is unclear how SDSU intends to use it. A leading possibility is guard Aqeel Quinn, who came to SDSU from Cal State Northridge as a walk-on in 2012-13, was granted a scholarship in 2013-14 and worked his way into the rotation. Had Johnson stayed, Quinn was slated to return to walk-on status.

But Anderson might be too talented, too experienced, too smart and cerebral not to at least consider. He is a stretch 4, able to bang inside as well as pop to the perimeter and knock down jump shots – a skill set that fits well with SDSU’s high-post offense.

He was the only player to start all 32 games for Boston College this season, ranking sixth in the ACC in rebounding, 12th in scoring and third in free-throw attempts (6.6). He had 14 rebounds in the 62-59 upset at then-No. 1 Syracuse and was an honorable mention all-ACC selection.

So why leave?

The Eagles finished 8-24 overall and 4-14 in the ACC, and coach Steve Donahue was fired. Anderson announced he’d be moving on as well Monday night, shortly before the NCAA championship game. He tweeted that he received his scholarship release from Boston College, the only restriction being that he not transfer to a school in the New England area.

“Looking for best place to compete at the highest level,” he added. “Tradition and passion are two key factors!”

Boston College teammate Joe Rahon, a Torrey Pines High alum and the younger brother of former SDSU guard James Rahon, reportedly may transfer as well.